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Choosing a topic @the_quest
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{{page>questguide}} ====== Choosing a topic ====== ===== A topic is a place ===== We embark on research because we want to know more. Any researc... ou have to set limits on what you will study. The topic of a research project is like the setting of a st... a time. In fact, that is sort of where the word //topic// comes from. //Topos// in Greek means ‘place’. W
Topic statement @2667
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# Topic statement # Write about a page describing one possible [[:The Quest:Choosing a topic|topic]] of your research project as you understand it now, based on your reading. This assignment is y... lso my first chance to offer guidance. While your topic can and will develop and become clearer as you co
Assessing Mauss’s influence: An exercise in research skill @1002:2020
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scholarly publication by an anthropologist on the topic of gifts, exchange, economic organization, or a related topic. Make a claim about the author’s relationship to ... and use it to develop your own understanding of a topic. The ideas in scholarly publications are not mere... to find out more about what people think about a topic: Do a bibliography crawl. Check the list of refer
What we will do in class @1002:2020
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the things that anthropologists talk about. Each topic complements the others, and together they help us... to rethink how their societies have defined this topic and how it might be defined differently. * In th... anthropologists have developed to understand the topic. Usually there is a chapter from a textbook assig... y catalogue. * In the third week, we examine the topic in a comparative framework, usually by examining
Essay @6916:2020
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academic, peer-reviewed publications on a single topic. You should explain what theoretical perspectives... article to analyze, I would choose something on a topic you care about. Then, go to the library guides fo... search for relevant scholarly literature on your topic. For instance, if you were looking for an ethnogr... hey cite, and especially whose past work on their topic they oppose or challenge. These works are probabl
Statement of possible topics @2667
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scribing several possible [[:The Quest:Choosing a topic|topics]] for your research project, based on your... lso my first chance to offer guidance. While your topic can and will develop and become clearer as you co... ed the who, what, where and when of each possible topic, and how precise have you gotten about the settin... this research? * What is interesting about each topic to you? Why do you care about it? Is there a [[:T
Progress report @2667
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e items: * What is your [[:The Quest:Choosing a topic|topic]] and how did you arrive at the precise, clearly-defined topic that you have now. What is interesting or problem... es have been the most useful for facts about your topic? Which help you think about the problems your top
Asking a question @the_quest
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====== Asking a question ====== Once you have a topic, you should start asking questions that can drive... nswer, but to complicate our understanding of the topic (see [[Choosing a topic]]). Research questions force us to think about things in a new way. The answer t... formation on which we base our understanding of a topic, and that leads to problems. We solve these by as
Why is religion interesting and problematic? @2667
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t these forms of religion, and how to formulate a topic of research, your first assignment (due on March ... itics and the global order ## Finding a possible topic A good [[the_quest:choosing_a_topic|research topic]] focuses on a clear who, what, where and when, like the setting of a story. One of the
Is African Christianity just 'African culture'? @2667
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/2007/12/18/us/18witchcraft.html. ## This week's topic ## This week we are talking about Christianity i... ring schools and medicine. So, yeah, it's a big topic. Let's narrow it down. ## A narrow topic ## * Given that European imperialism has led to so many chan... in postcolonial African societies*. Within this topic, though, there is also a lot of diversity. There
How do anthropologists think? @1001:2020
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you not only understand the main ideas from each topic we have covered, but that you can explain them in... em. To review for this assignment, look at each topic we discussed and ask "So, what? Who cares?" * Why do anthropologists care about this topic? What is important about it for them? Why do they... In other words, you want to think about how each topic in this class contributes to the aims of anthropo
Assessments @2667
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e working on an independent research project on a topic of your choice. You will be seeking out ethnographic sources of information about this topic and formulate your own argument about it. Along t... you will submit a 10-page research essay on your topic. In the essay, you will pose a debatable question
Weekly plan and assigned readings @2667
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time to browse the stacks. Read widely in several topic areas, and find out what you are curious about. |... or your research|detailed ethnographies]] on your topic. Consult with Ryan if you want some ideas.| ^ 05... d have one or more ethnographic works on a single topic that you can read over break. Pay attention to wh
Bring an example of a religious practice you would like to know more about @2667
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heck it out. This week are a starting to seek a **topic** of research. ## What have people brought? ##... loser to defining religion now? ## Finding a topic of research ## You should now have all read the ... ated from the *ought*. Studying religion became a topic people wanted to talk about objectively. * E. B.
ANTH 2667: The anthropology of religion @2667
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us) can be found here.}} Pages for each lecture topic have been created, and new information about each... ill examine an open-ended question, a claim, or a topic, and we will all discuss our different interpreta... ial study of religion, read ethnographies on this topic, and develop an argument about it. This results i
Critique of your own cultural assumptions @1002:2020
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Proposal of possible topics @3601:2020
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Megadeath @1002:2019
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Thesis statement and outline @2667
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Building an argument @the_quest
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About this seminar @3601:2020
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Can you learn to hear God? @2667
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Drafting @the_quest
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Starting points for your research @2667
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Do the dead have rights? @1002:2019
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How to cite sources @the_quest
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Final paper @2667
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How to Zoom to class @1002:2020
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Qualitative analysis of a birth interview @1002:2020
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Shamans and the varieties of religious experience (part 1) @1001:2020
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Shamans become the other (part 1) @1001:2020
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Shamans are a hard problem for anthropology (part 1) @1001:2020
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A kinship system is a symbolic language (part 1) @1001:2020
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Humans are intrinsically social beings (part 1) @1001:2020
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Learning structure and attendance @1002:2018
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Learning from Lisa @the_quest
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ANTH 2654: Forms of families @2654
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What we do in class @1002:2018
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A guide to effective email @1001:2020
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Readings, other class requirements, and online resources @1001:2020
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Gender is a cultural construct and a social process—Cases of “woman-marriage” in Africa and matrimonial alliance (part 1) @1001:2020
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About this seminar @6916:2020
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Welcome to ANTH 1002 @1002:2018
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Comprehensive (open-book, take-home) essay response assignment @1001:2020
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Humans are intrinsically social beings (part 2) @1001:2020
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Weekly reflections @1001:2020
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Attendance, timetables, lectures, tutorials, and the hybrid format of this class @1002:2020
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How this class works @2667
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Learning outcomes @2667
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Annotated bibliography @3601:2020
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Types of scholarly writing @1002:2020
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Remittance networks and stratified reproduction @1002:2018
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Summary of topics and readings @3601:2020
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Proposal for a Grade 12 lesson on kinship @1001:2020
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Anthropologists are people studying people @1001:2020
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What we will do in this class @1001:2020
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How to use Zotero to manage a bibliography @the_quest
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Summary of topics and readings @6916:2020
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Shamans and the varieties of religious experience (part 2) @1001:2020
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Shamans become the other (part 2) @1001:2020
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Shamans are a hard problem for anthropology (part 2) @1001:2020
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Gender is a cultural construct and a social process—Cases of “woman-marriage” in Africa and matrimonial alliance (part 2) @1001:2020
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A kinship system is a symbolic language (part 2) @1001:2020
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questguide @the_quest
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